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Dad in jail in Japan in custody battle



UPI - Published: Sept. 29, 2009 at 3:18 PM

 
FUKUOKA, Japan, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. man is in jail in Japan charged with trying to kidnap his children, while his ex-wife faces a similar charge in Tennessee, officials say.
Christopher Savoie and his ex-wife, Noriko, agreed when they divorced that she would continue to live in Franklin, a Nashville suburb, CNN reported. But Savoie learned on the first day of school that his children were not there and then found out, when he called his former father-in-law, that they were in Fukuoka, Japan.
The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Tuesday there appears to be little officials can do to help Savoie.
"Japan is an important partner and friend of the U.S. but on this issue, our points of view differ," a statement said. "Our two nations approach divorce and child-rearing differently. Parental child abduction is not considered a crime in Japan."
Savoie obtained a temporary restraining order in March that barred his ex-wife from taking the children, Isaac, 8, and Rebecca, 6, out of the country. But a judge refused to grant a permanent order, finding that under the divorce agreement his ex-wife would lose alimony and child support if she did not return to Tennessee.http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/29/Dad-in-jail-in-Japan-in-custody-battle/UPI-42221254251921/#http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/29/Dad-in-jail-in-Japan-in-custody-battle/UPI-42221254251921/#itn-tktenn13_files/migrant-workers-protection-globalnation-09102009-edz.flvshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1

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